On Saturday, people witnessed the opening of what just might be the "Greatest Show on Field Turf" in the No. 17 Penn State women's lacrosse team's game with No. 15 Vanderbilt.

The game, played in Holuba Hall, was relocated to the indoor facility from snow-covered Bigler and Jeffrey fields. Once inside, the Nittany Lions quickly ran the Commodores into the coarse, rubbery ground en route to a 15-7 victory, as six Penn State goals in the first 10 minutes set the tempo for the rest of the game.

The barrages throughout the game seemed effortless, as the Lions won 20 of 24 draws on the afternoon. The advantage usually led to fast break opportunities, and quick shots on goal, which was the game plan.

"We wanted to dominate draw control," Penn State coach Suzanne Isidor. "That was the best I've ever seen any team do. That's huge. Possession is key. We've been working on it, and it looked good and we got fast breaks off the draw."

Senior midfield Emily Chambers helped the transition from the draw to the fast break.

"That was our goal coming into today. Suzanne said we were going to look for the fast breaks," Chambers said. "First half of every game, we just want to get those points under us. It's kind of a 'shove it down your throat' kind of attack. That's what we're looking for."

Vanderbilt managed to cut the deficit to 7-3, but a goal by Chambers with just over a minute left in the half gave the Lions further momentum going into intermission.

"With our settled attack, we have so many people who can score," Isidor said. "We have so many weapons. Everybody's making good decisions at the same time. That's the one thing we still need to work on -- when we get a big lead like that, not relaxing and still making good decisions."

Chambers and Lindsay Dutch led all scorers with four goals each, which Isidor said will have to become a staple of the season.

The fast-paced offense wasn't the only key on the afternoon. The defense was solid much of the day, rarely giving up easy shots on goaltender Lee Tortorelli.

"The defense in front of me couldn't have played any better," said Tortorelli, who had 15 saves. "With their attack, they were on a roll. I can't thank everyone enough."

The shots that did creep through the defense were enough to make her the all-time Penn State saves leader.

"She's the career saves leader one game into her senior season," Isidor said of her pre-season All-American. "I think that says a lot about her."

The win against the higher-ranked Commodores also shows the preseason pollsters might have underestimated the Lions.

"The preseason rankings are going based off last year," Isidor said, "and we deserved to be there based on last year. But we don't plan on being the same place at the end of the season."

Saturday's win against a team that was in last year's Final Four may go a long way in moving away from last year's 6-11 mark.

"We're the underdog, and we like that position," Tortorelli said. "We're just going to go with it."